The Devil's High School Transfer Student

Looking at this aquarium that she had been to twice but had never properly looked at, Sakurajima Mai shook her head helplessly and followed Long Yi out of the aquarium.

"Since this is neither the company nor the place where the symptoms were first detected, then this must be where he normally lives, right?"

Long Yi analyzed and gave his two guesses: "One is near your home address, and the other is your school... Speaking of which, where are your family members, Mai?"

Others may not dare to say it, but her family members must remember her, right?

As soon as he finished speaking, Long Yi keenly noticed that Sakurajima Mai's expression froze and there were some obvious changes.

“Let’s go to those places later…”

She hesitated for a moment before speaking, without answering Long Yi's question.

"Eh? I think it's still quite early now." Long Yi jumped into it even though he knew it was a trap.

"I told you, I'll go later."

As expected, Mai didn't look happy, and her tone showed a sense of urgency.

Long Yi couldn't help but stare at the girl for two seconds, and after seeing the displeasure on her face, he shrugged.

"Row."

He was too lazy to ask questions, but he could tell that Mai was feeling conflicted.

If you think about it carefully, it seems that Mai Sakurajima had been avoiding the topic of family members before.

Could it be that the relationship with the family has become strained?

……

18. Literally speaking, be honest

Perhaps realizing that there was something wrong with her attitude, Sakurajima Mai fell silent.

She walked forward silently without saying where she was going, and the two of them just walked forward aimlessly.

Long Yi naturally didn’t care. He had the whole day free today, so it didn’t matter if he wasted a little more time.

At this time, the sound of an engine was heard from behind. A motorcycle was speeding towards them from behind.

Long Yi avoided the motorcycle behind him early, but Sakurajima Mai seemed to be in a daze and did not dodge in time.

The driver on the motorcycle couldn't see Mai Sakurajima at all and almost crashed straight into her.

At the critical moment, Long Yi reached out without saying a word and pulled Sakurajima Mai into his arms.

The motorcycle rushed past the two people with a deafening roar and soon disappeared from their sight.

Holding Sakurajima Mai's slender waist, Long Yi lowered his head and met the girl's eyes.

After looking at each other, Long Yi calmly let go of Sakurajima Mai and said softly:

“This situation is really dangerous.”

Sakurajima Mai nodded. This situation was indeed too disturbing.

"Thank you."

Waving his hand to indicate that it was okay, Long Yi continued to walk forward with Sakurajima Mai.

"In addition to the situation just now, there will be many other inconveniences." Long Yi turned his eyes slightly and his gaze fell on the beautiful profile of Sakurajima Mai.

"Yes, it is also very troublesome that I can't eat the butter bread from that store."

Mai Sakurajima said softly while looking at a bakery not far away.

The inconvenience of not being seen by others is of course far more than just not being able to buy bread. Sakurajima Mai just mentioned the most unimportant example in the most relaxed tone.

Long Yi took a look at the bakery, suddenly took Sakurajima Mai's hand and stepped forward.

"Two butter buns, please."

The clerk immediately smiled and said, "Okay, please wait a moment."

Soon, two cream buns were handed to Long Yi.

From beginning to end, the clerk never looked at where Mai Sakurajima was, and it was obvious that he could not see Mai Sakurajima at all.

"Give."

He handed one of the breads to Sakurajima Mai.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. Two hundred yen in total. Cash or bank transfer?"

Sakurajima Mai: “……???”

The girl had a stunned and speechless expression on her face.

Seeing this, Long Yi blinked and added:

"After all, I've put so much thought into this today, so it's not too much to treat you to lunch, right?"

Mai was speechless:

"Is there such a thing as inviting people to dinner without asking for permission?"

"As long as someone else pays, you can call it a treat."

Long Yi raised the corner of his mouth with an expression of indifference.

Mai would not fall for his tricks, and quickly reacted, saying calmly:

"I'll invite you next time."

Does that mean I'm the one who invited you this time?

"...Okay." Long Yi shrugged.

The two of them also walked to the river at this time, and stood on the river bank, watching the river flowing while eating butter bread.

At this moment, a new advertisement happened to be playing on the advertising screen on the office building across the river, and the image on it happened to be of Mai Sakurajima.

In the picture, Mai Sakurajima is wearing a white long dress, with a lively and lovely smile on her face. She is standing in a sea of ​​flowers, her long dress fluttering, and then she reads a matcha advertisement...

Long Yi is too lazy to complain about the content of the advertisement, but he can compare the difference between the real person and the image of Mai Sakurajima.

This must be a very happy thing for her fans, right?

I have to say, Mai is really photogenic, but her real-life temperament is more mature and sharp.

Mai Sakurajima on the side was also staring blankly at herself on the screen opposite her.

Long Yi suddenly curled his lips.

...Although I don't know what else happened to her, the unwillingness in her eyes is about to overflow.

"It's really weird. The ads and everything are still there, but no one remembers you."

Long Yi quickly finished the rest of the butter bread, squinting his eyes and spoke lazily.

Mai Sakurajima didn't say anything, she just stared at the advertisement opposite.

It seems that drastic measures are necessary.

Long Yi lowered his eyes slightly and said nonchalantly:

"I don't know what you're avoiding, but you still want to return to the entertainment industry, right?"

"When did I ever say that?"

"The way you looked at the poster has already betrayed you." Long Yi calmly dismantled the girl's defenses.

“I just pay more attention to this aspect.”

"By the way, I also miss the feeling when I was filming before."

...the voice in my heart was accurately expressed.

Sakurajima Mai looked at Long Yi steadily and couldn't help but wonder, could it be that demons have the ability to see into people's minds?

However, as if he really knew what she was thinking, Sakurajima Mai didn't even say a word before Long Yi spoke:

"I don't have the ability to read minds, it's just that you are too easy to understand. Are you sure you don't want to try to return? There should be a lot of people waiting for you."

Sakurajima Mai: "..."

It's a nasty feeling to be seen through.

"What do you know? You're not human." The girl retorted expressionlessly.

From the way she raised her eyes and glared at me, it was obvious that she was already a little angry.

"Heh... I'm indeed not human anymore, but it would be a big mistake to say that I don't understand."

Long Yi smiled faintly and said softly: "It was influenced by your family, right?"

Long Yi was very brave as he jumped into it even though he knew it was a trap.

As expected, Mai couldn't help but explode.

"You're annoying."

Having said that, she turned and walked towards the steps on the river bank towards the road.

"Why don't you go investigate nearby?"

"gone back!"

He was indeed very angry.

The anger in his tone was about to burst out.

Long Yi followed Sakurajima Mai at a leisurely pace. No matter how fast the girl's pace quickened, he could always keep up with a calm look on his face.

Sakurajima Mai also discovered that Long Yi was following her, so after walking and stopping for about ten minutes, she still couldn't get rid of him, so she stopped and turned around.

Looking at Long Yi's relaxed look with his hands in his pockets, she felt angry and amused.

"Are you a devil or a dog-skin plaster?"

Long Yi didn't care about her sarcasm. He just chuckled and said leisurely with a leisurely smile: "Are you calmed down?"

"I'm not angry."

In the blink of an eye, he refused to admit it.

She has a really cute personality.

Long Yi smiled secretly and cleared his throat:

"I don't want to expose your scars, but I still hope that you and I can be honest with each other."

As soon as he finished speaking, he added, "Well, it means to be honest with each other in the literal sense. There is no other meaning. Don't misunderstand."

Sakurajima Mai was speechless: "...If you don't need to talk nonsense, you don't need to say it."

……

19. Accompany me tomorrow

Mai's anger subsided quickly. She was a calm and collected person, so Long Yi would expose her scars so directly.

"Aren't you obsessed with signing the contract? Why do you care whether I want to return to the entertainment industry?"

The girl's eyes were very sharp, and she looked unhappy, as if she had an extra spiritual pressure, making people dare not look directly into her eyes.

"Because I suspect your current symptoms are related to this incident, and if you remain in this state, it will be difficult for you to return, right? So first you have to correct your mindset, otherwise who knows if the influence will continue to expand."

Such speculation is not without reason, leaving the girl speechless.

Sakurajima Mai was silent for two seconds before she spoke gloomily:

"Let's just assume that what you said is true, but it's still very unpleasant."

"……Why?"